News & Updates
Productivity Commission should avoid premature recommendations
Berry Simons has lodged a submission on the Productivity Commission’s draft Better Urban Planning report, which makes recommendations to the Government about changes required to the planning regime to improve urban planning.
Tue Oct. 11th 2016
Poor outcomes from implementation, not the RMA - Report
The partners of Berry Simons agree with a key conclusion of the Environmental Defence Society’s report “Evaluating the Environmental Outcomes of the RMA” that “the environmental outcomes of the RMA have not met expectations, largely as a result of poor implementation”, rather than poor delivery by the RMA itself.
Mon Oct. 10th 2016
A New Town at Paerata - Breaking Ground at Wesley College
Berry Simons partners Sue Simons and Simon Berry attended a ground-breaking ceremony at Wesley College to celebrate the start of earthworks on what will become a new town on the grounds of Wesley College.
Tue Oct. 4th 2016
"The Final Straw for the RMA?" published in RM Journal
“The Final Straw for the RMA? Some shortcomings of the Resource Legislation Amendment Bill 2015” has been published in the latest edition of the Resource Management Journal.
Mon Sept. 26th 2016
AUP appeals lodged – legal effect and weighting
About 100 appeals have been lodged. Where an AUP provision is not the subject of any appeals, the AUP is deemed to be approved - the ODP can be disregarded. Where any AUP provisions that apply to a site are subject to appeal, both the ODP and the Decisions Version of the AUP have legal effect and questions of the relative weighting of the plans will arise.
Wed Sept. 21st 2016
Auckland Housing: Time to address demand?
The first lesson in Economics 101 is the Law of Supply and Demand; the two factors which determine the availability of commodities and price in an unregulated economy.
Thu Sept. 15th 2016
Seminar: Unitary Plan, light at the end of the tunnel?
Sue Simons, together with Vijay Lala from Tattico, were speakers at a lunch seminar hosted by the Property Council of New Zealand on 31 August 2016.
Thu Sept. 1st 2016
Women In Property Power Panel: The Future of Auckland
Sue Simons, together with fellow property leaders, comprised a "Women in Property Panel" to discuss "The Future of Auckland".
Wed Aug. 24th 2016